Michelle Owen: Should we be amused or bemused by big spending?
Michelle Owen discusses the potential for big spending in the summer transfer window and the lure of big pay cheques from the Chinese Super League. * * * Summer in the UK and [...]
Features
Lynsey Hooper’s column: Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United an ‘unlikely fairytale’ but too many questions still stand
Lynsey Hooper discusses the biggest stories of the summer so far as England Under-20s lift the World Cup and speculation on the futures of Antonio Conte, Cristiano Ronaldo [...]
My Story: Former Chelsea & Liverpool coach Michael Beale – From Bromley to Brazil
* * * Moving from Liverpool and somewhere you’re respected was a big challenge, I wanted to go abroad to earn that respect elsewhere. I’d prepared myself over a number of [...]
Euro 2017- Will picking a squad so early prove genius or costly for the Lionesses?
With Euro 2017 set to kick off in just over a month in the Netherlands, Michelle Owen considers whether the decision to select the Lionesses squad months early was the best [...]
Ref Review with Mark Halsey: Arsenal can have no complaints
After 38 weeks of excitement, it all came down to the final weekend of Premier League football where quite literally nothing was up for grabs, bar a battle for 4th place [...]
Ref Review with Mark Halsey: Liverpool manager needs to show some respect
As the Premier League now quickly winds down to what is turning into a rather tepid finale, the only excitement right now seems to surround the man in the middle. On a [...]
Ref Review with Mark Halsey: Tottenham penalty spot on, Manchester United & City got lucky
As we crawl towards the end of another Premier League season, simulation and diving took centre stage last weekend with several dubious penalties awarded on Sunday afternoon. [...]
Ref Review with Mark Halsey: Manchester City vs Arsenal refereed poorly
It was perhaps the busiest weekend of refereeing yet this weekend as six Premier League matches intertwined with the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley. With more and more on the [...]
Ref Review with Mark Halsey: Manchester United got lucky against Chelsea
It certainly wasn’t the worst weekend of refereeing but some key decisions in many games sees seven of the weekend’s officials come under scrutiny from [...]
Sexism in football: Can the abuse ever be stopped?
Sexism in football is a neverending story. Michelle Owen adds her voice and perspective to the story, showing not all football experiences are bad but that when it’s [...]
The Offside Rule 